Texans summary: Myers, Smith headed to Pro Bowl

January 19, 2012

Myers, Smith will get to make trip to Hawaii

Texans center Chris Myers and defensive end Antonio Smith were added to the AFC Pro Bowl roster on Thursday.

Myers and Smith join cornerback Johnathan Joseph as Texans playing in the Pro Bowl on Jan. 29. Running back Arian Foster was voted to the AFC team but withdrew because of a minor foot injury suffered in the playoff loss at Baltimore.

Joseph, Smith and Myers won't have a problem adjusting to their coaches. The AFC team is coached by Gary Kubiak and his staff from the Texans.

Myers is the first offensive lineman in team history to make the Pro Bowl.

Once the two Super Bowl teams are determined by Sunday's championship games and players from those teams have to withdraw from the Pro Bowl, more spots will open for alternates.

QBs coach Knapp may be in demand

Greg Knapp, the Texans' quarterbacks coach the last two seasons, could be in demand as an offensive coordinator by college and NFL teams.

There have been reports this week that Auburn is interested in Knapp as its offensive coordinator. Knapp hasn't been a college coach since 1994. The Texans say they haven't been contacted by anyone with the Tigers, which isn't required when a college team pursues an NFL assistant.

Knapp was an offensive coordinator in his previous four NFL jobs with San Francisco, Atlanta, Oakland and Seattle.

Knapp could be targeted by one of the teams that has yet to hire a head coach. Or if Denver offensive coordinator Mike McCoy becomes Miami's new head coach, Knapp could be a candidate to replace him with the Broncos.

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